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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Dungeon Game Line endings

Andrew Bickham
Andrew Bickham
1,461 Points
Posted by Andrew Bickham
Andrew Bickham
1,461 Points

dbl pipe line

im having trouble skipping over the dbl pipe lines; I can get them to start a new line but as far as skipping past them I cant quite seem to figure it out

mapping.py 
TILES = ('-', ' ', '-', ' ', '-', '||',
         '_', '|', '_', '|', '_', '|', '||',
         '&', ' ', '_', ' ', '||',
         ' ', ' ', ' ', '^', ' ', '||'
)


for t in TILES:
    if t == "||":
        print(t, end="\n")
    else:
        print(t, end="")

1 Answer

Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
20,315 Points
Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
20,315 Points

I just had a go and made the same mistake you have, if it is a double pipe it wants you to JUST print a new line, not the double pipe and the newline:

TILES = ('-', ' ', '-', ' ', '-', '||',
         '_', '|', '_', '|', '_', '|', '||',
         '&', ' ', '_', ' ', '||',
         ' ', ' ', ' ', '^', ' ', '||'
)

for char in TILES:
    if char == "||":
        print("\n")
    else:
        print(char, end="")
Andrew Bickham
Andrew Bickham
1,461 Points
Andrew Bickham
Andrew Bickham
1,461 Points

lol well that's refreshing, but could you possibly explain why this coding worked but not the first attempt. honestly I feel like there the same coding

also thank you for the help josh

Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
20,315 Points
Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
20,315 Points

because it wants you to not print the actual character.

    if t == "||":
        print(t, end="\n")

The challenge says print a new line if it is a double pipe, not print the double pipe then the new line like you have. 

    if t == "||":
        print("\n")

So this is what you should have had in there, the only mistake you made was misreading the question, which is something I think I do an awful lot myself.

Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
20,315 Points
Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
20,315 Points

Happy to help! Good luck and happy coding